A 26-year-old Rockland County man is accused of swiping a 10-year-old's identity and using it to open bank accounts in order to finance new cars.

Andre Mendez, of Nanuet, was arraigned Wednesday in Westchester County Court on a 30-count indictment that included felony charges of first-degree identity theft, third-degree grand larceny, first-degree falsifying business record and first-degree scheme to defraud, among other charges.

Mendez faces at least two counts of each of the felony charges except scheme to defraud.

Andre Mendez of Nanuet is accused of swiping a 10-year-old's identity and using it to open bank accounts to finance new cars.(Photo: Westchester County DA's office)

He created a fake ID with the the 10-year-old's Social Security number and his own actual name and date of birth and then opened two Bank of America bank accounts to establish credit with that identity, prosecutors said. Authorities did not say where the 10-year-old is from.

Investigators believe that Mendez was able to use the child’s Social Security number because banks and credit agencies had no record of that number, and therefore, were unaware that the number identified a child, prosecutors said.

Mendez then used the established credit to finance a 2017 Toyota Camry SE from Westchester Toyota in Yonkers on Feb. 1, 2017, and a 2017 Honda Accord Sport from White Plains Honda the next day, according to prosecutors.

In support of both of these purchases, Mendez provided the dealerships with forged ADP Earning Statements that he said were issued by a hospital for which he did not work, according to prosecutors.

The investigation into Mendez's alleged activities started in May 2017.

He appeared in Town of Greenburgh Court that same month on charges of first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and driving while intoxicated stemming from a March 26, 2017, incident. He left court driving the Toyota, prosecutors said.

District Attorney investigators tracked down and recovered the Honda from a Bronx auto body shop. He was arrested on Sept. 8, 2017.

Bail was set at $125,000, and Mendez must surrender his passport. He's scheduled to appear in court on April 25.